"Rodger Whitlock" wrote in
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: On Wed, 18 Dec 2002 21:55:27 +0000 (UTC), Lynda Thornton
: wrote:
:
: We've had some cold frosty nights here recently and I wanted to know
: whether if I plant my fritillaria bulbs (in soil now, I've given up
: trying to put them under the lawn) will they die from cold shock? I
: know they flower very early, but they might not like being planted now?
:
: [Presuming that you are referring to Fritillaria meleagris]
:
: Pot them in sand, water *once*, and park the pot somewhere
: sheltered from the wind and rain. The bulbs are quite weak now
: from being out of the ground too long, and if you put them into
: soil many of them may rot. In sand, they have a better chance of
: plumping up and coming to life.
:
: If all goes well and they send up leaves in the spring, then feed
: them with a *weak* liquid fertilizer a few times -- about 1/4 as
: strong as normal. This will help them build up strength; sand
: isn't an awfully nutritious growing medium by itself.
:
: When the foliage yellows and dies down (June?), tip out the
: contents of the pot and plant out the resuscitated bulbs then and
: there.
:
:
: --
: Rodger Whitlock
: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Does this apply to other bulbs/corms? I have some tulips - which I gather
will be OK as they are late planters anyway. The others I have are anemone
de caen and dwarf lilies.

K